UK’s Corbyn offers to work with Conservative lawmakers to stop no-deal Brexit
Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has written to 116 Conservative and independent lawmakers who have voted against a no-deal Brexit to offer to work together to find a practical way to prevent such an outcome.
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips
The head of a U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees, which is under an investigation over suspected internal misconduct, said on Tuesday it still needed $150 million in donations to keep it operating until the end of this year.
Italy’s PD Senate Chief sees progress on government deal with 5-Star
Government talks between the ruling 5-Star Movement and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) have made progress, PD Senate leader Andrea Marcucci said on Tuesday.
U.S. adviser Bolton visits Ukraine, touts Trump meeting with Zelenskiy
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton arrived in Kiev on Tuesday ahead of talks with comic-turned-president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, touting a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and the new Ukrainian leader.
Iran jails Iranian-British national for 10 years for spying for Israel: TV
Iran has sentenced a British-Iranian national to 10 years in jail for spying for Israel, state TV reported on Tuesday.
Italy bans German-flagged rescue ship to enter its waters: sources
Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has signed a decree to ban a migrant rescue ship operated by the German charity Mission Lifeline from accessing Italian waters, sources at the ministry said on Tuesday.
Polish nurse, 97, recalls training for a war that terrified her
Wanda Kialka was 17 when a friend suggested she join a military training camp for women outside Vilnius, then a part of Poland, as a way of preparing for something both hoped would never come – another war.
Japan minister, meeting Iranian counterpart, urges Iran to abide by nuclear deal
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said he urged Iran to abide by a 2015 nuclear deal during a meeting on Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif.
British opposition parties unite to try to force PM to seek Brexit delay
Opposition parties said they would try to pass a law which would force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union and prevent a potentially chaotic no-deal exit at the end of October.
Brazil will reject G7 Amazon aid unless Macron withdraws ‘insults’
Brazil will reject an offer of at least $20 million from the Group of Seven nations to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest unless French President Emmanuel Macron withdraws his “insults,” President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday.
